Change is around us, it makes us grow, flourish and cherish the opportunities we have around us. When we moved to Cambridge, I didn’t know what to expect; it was close enough to our home in West London, and similar in terms of greenery to the town of Crawley where I grew up. For me, […]
MBAT – back in person in Paris!
Close to one hundred MBA and MFin students recently returned from competing at MBAT, a “European MBA Olympics” tournament comprising of three days of fun yet competitive sport. This year saw the MBA Tournament return after two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic (2021 was run virtually only, and 2020 cancelled altogether). MBAT 2022 offered […]
More exceptional stories from the Cambridge MBA
We caught up with MBA Class of 2021/22 student Rosin Patel to hear about the exceptional stories and MBA insights that he has recorded and shared on his podcast series MBA Mic. Interviewing and hearing stories fortnightly from his cohort of 220 classmates, Rosin has captured career sector insights from founders and serial entrepreneurs to […]
Inditex – my MBA Global Consulting Project
Entering our final term of teaching on the Cambridge MBA, I look back at the exciting opportunity I was given to work with a team of MBA students on a project with Inditex, as part of the Global Consulting Project (GCP) at Cambridge Judge Business School. The project involved understanding Internal Carbon Pricing (ICP) models, analysing […]
‘This team is Epic’ – our Cambridge MBA Global Consulting Project with Epic Games
Since the beginning of our Cambridge MBA experience, we were all excited to get involved in the Global Consulting Project (GCP) as it is a great opportunity for in-depth research in a subject of interest, meaningful teamwork, and impactful collaboration with a leading company in a business. We specifically approached Epic Games’ gaming division as […]
The 21st Wharton Buyout Competition
We had the honour to represent Cambridge Judge Business School in the 21st Wharton Buyout Competition organised by the Wharton PE/VC Club at the Wharton School at University of Pennsylvania and sponsored by Kirkland & Ellis. Among the participating teams from top MBA programmes in North America, Europe, and Asia, we were one of the […]
Africa Together Conference 2022
The Africa Together Conference was held in May of this year. The event was organised by the African Society of Cambridge University, in partnership with the Cambridge Africa Business Network (CABN) from Cambridge Judge Business School. This conference celebrates the continent’s outstanding achievements and is known for bringing together great minds and speakers who have […]
L’Oréal Brandstorm – an MBA Competition
When we first got together to prepare our proposal for the L’Oréal Brandstorm contest, we never thought we would reach to the UK&I finals. We started our journey by deciding the subject we wanted to focus on and as all three of us are passionate about Tech we agreed on proceeding with the Tech Trek […]
The MBA and The Varsity Match – my Cambridge rugby year
We asked our alumni to share their memories of The Varsity Matches ahead of the forthcoming 150 years of The Varsity Match celebration on Saturday 2nd April. Maggie Simpson, MBA 2020-21 Competing for Cambridge University Rugby Union Football Club (CURUFC) while earning my MBA degree was the culmination of a lifetime of athletic, academic, and professional achievements. I’ve […]
What do you want and how far you are willing to go?
“Is an MBA worth it?” – Many people have approached me with the question. My standard response to that question is “It depends”. It might be irritating to know that every MBA graduate is likely to respond in a similar way but let me elaborate more on that point. “It depends on two things – […]
Varsity views – my MBA experience
I was lucky enough to play in the 2019 Varsity Match, the last to be played at Twickenham before the pandemic hit. Nearly two and a half years later, after a brief sojourn to Leicester’s Welford Road and a change in date from December to April, the match is now returning to its home and, […]
Motivating and mentoring Gen Z and Millennials across the globe – Divya Dewan
Forté Foundation scholar and current MBA student, Divya Dewan describes her upbringing as ‘being raised by a tribe of musicians’ and a ‘clan of female founders’. She started her global adventures, aged just 10, as part of a touring ‘Mozart Choir for Peace’, bringing together young singers from both Europe and India, to learn and […]
Celebrating LGBT History month with Pride
As the LGBTQ community develops further connections across the Business School, and in celebration of LGBT History Month in the UK every year, we meet the students leading the Cambridge MBA’s Class of 2021/22 Pride @ CJBS Special Interest Group this year. Ihor Kravets, Pride @ CJBS Co-chair and Cambridge MBA Class of 2021/22 LGBTQ+ ROMBA scholarship recipient. This […]
2022 Cambridge Judge MBA Chinese New Year Party
Over 170 students at the Cambridge Judge Business School rang in the new lunar year at a Chinese New Year celebration on January 31. The Lunar New Year holiday is celebrated in many countries throughout Asia, and it is the most important holiday of the year in China. The celebration was organised by a group […]
The start of many journeys (and of MBA Mic)
Since the first day I started meeting colleagues from my MBA cohort I realisedquickly that this wasn’t an ordinary group of people that you’d just come across in ajob. Each individual has an exceptional story to tell, either about their pastexperiences or how they see the world moving forward. This made me think “365 days […]
How the Cambridge MBA spirit contributed to me starting my own business
When I stepped off the National Express Bus on Parker’s Piece for my Cambridge MBA interview day in February 2017, I knew this was where I wanted to be. Why? I had no idea at the time but I just knew. Three years out it has led me to a point, I could have not […]
Making connections – my first term at Cambridge
What the Cambridge MBA offered me in the Michaelmas Term was not just the eight core MBA courses, but the Cambridge Venture Project, the careers training, and the 221 amazing classmates from the cohort. What impressed me the most was the opportunities to connect with the broader Cambridge ecosystem through the MBA programme. I had […]
The Cambridge Venture Project, a pivotal part of the Cambridge MBA experience
One of the unique experiences of the Cambridge MBA is the Cambridge Venture Project (CVP), anopportunity to consult for an external organisation, on a live case, in a field distinct from one’sbackground and along with a diverse group of batch mates during the first term of the MBA. Andthis has been an incredible journey for […]
Michaelmas Term MBA Experience
For most of us, 2021 has been a fast ride. It still feels like it was only last month that I ended my four and half year’s career at Blackrock to join the MBA programme at the University of Cambridge, Judge Business School. Yet, here we are now towards the end of 2021 and I […]
My first term at Cambridge
I came across my MBA admission essay for Cambridge Judge Business School when I sorted through my laptop over the Christmas holidays. I would love to take this opportunity to describe my experience of the University of Cambridge Michaelmas Term and compare it with what I had expected. 1. Diverse and international group In the […]